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The case for short-duration fixed income; three reasons to consider owning the short end of the curve
The short end of the fixed income curve includes investments such as US corporate and government bonds, money market instruments, commercial paper, mortgage and asset-backed securities, agency securities and certificates of deposit We believe the short-duration part of the fixed income market is positioned to perform well in various interest-rate scenarios, providing greater return consistency and serving as a ballast against interest-rate volatility. And there are three main reasons for that.
Quick Takes on Illinois Supreme Court Opinions Issued Thursday, May 23
Our panel of leading appellate attorneys reviews the opinions handed down Thursday, May 23, 2024, by the Illinois Supreme Court. Shawnee Community Unit School District No. 84 v.
Quick Takes on Illinois Supreme Court Opinions Issued Thursday, April 4
Our panel of leading appellate attorneys reviews the opinions handed down Thursday, April 4, 2024, by the Illinois Supreme Court. People v. Johanson,2024 IL 129425 By Kerry J. Bryson, Office of the State Appellate Defender Korem Johanson was convicted of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child based on an allegation that he caused his sex organ (penis) to make contact with the hand of the minor victim for the purpose of his sexual gratification or arousal.
Quick Takes on Illinois Supreme Court Opinions Issued Thursday, March 21
Our panel of leading appellate attorneys reviews the three civil and six criminal opinions handed down Friday, January 19, 2024, by the Illinois Supreme Court. People v. Gray, 2024 IL 127815 By Kerry J. Bryson, Office of the State Appellate Defender Demetrius Gray was arrested and charged with being an armed habitual criminal after a woman flagged down police officers on patrol and reported that a man in a parked vehicle had a gun.
Quick Takes on Illinois Supreme Court Opinions Issued Thursday, November 30, 2023
Our panel of leading appellate attorneys reviews the seven civil and ten criminal opinions handed down Thursday, November 30, 2023, by the Illinois Supreme Court. People v. Webb, 2023 IL 128957 By Kerry J. Bryson, Office of the State Appellate Defender In March 2018, Dante Webb was driving a semi pulling a partially loaded car hauler when he was stopped by the police because the semi lacked the federally-required DOT markings and failed to display proper registration.
Quick Take on Illinois Supreme Court Opinion Issued Thursday, October 26, 2023
A leading appellate attorney reviews theIllinois Supreme Court opinion handed down Thursday, October 26. Lichter v. Porter Carroll, 2023 IL 128468 By Joanne R. Driscoll, Forde & O’Meara LLP In this case, the Illinois Supreme Court was called upon to interpret Section 13-209 of the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/13-209 (West 2020)).
Quick Takes on Illinois Supreme Court Opinions Issued Tuesday, July 18, 2023
Our panel of leading appellate attorneys reviews the one civil and one criminal opinion handed down Tuesday, July 18, 2023, by the Illinois Supreme Court. Rowe v. Raoul, 2023 IL 129248 By Joanne R. Driscoll, Forde & O’Meara LLP This case involves the constitutionality of the Safety Accountability, Fairness and Equity (SAFE-T) Act (Pub. Act. No. 101-652 (eff. Jan. 1, 2023)), as amended by Public Act 102-1104 (Pub. Act. No. 102-1104 (eff. Jan. 1, 2023)) (together referred to as the Act).
Quick Takes on Illinois Supreme Court Opinions Issued Thursday, May 18, 2023
Our panel of leading appellate attorneys reviews the three civil and eight criminal opinions handed down Thursday, May 18, 2023, by the Illinois Supreme Court. Chapman v. Chicago Dept. of Finance, 2023 IL 128300 By Michael T. Reagan, Law Offices of Michael T. Reagan The plaintiff submitted a Freedom of Information Act request to the Chicago Dept.
Quick Takes on Illinois Supreme Court Opinions Issued Thursday, March 23, 2023
Our panel of leading appellate attorneys reviews the two civil and three criminal opinions handed down Thursday, March 23, by the Illinois Supreme Court. People v. Whitehead, 2023 IL 128051 By Jay Wiegman, Assistant Appellate Defender Aggravated Battery is defined in the Criminal Code in a variety of ways, including by the location of the conduct: “A person commits aggravated battery when, in committing a battery . . .
Quick Takes on Illinois Supreme Court Opinions Issued Thursday, June 17, 2021
Our panel of leading appellate attorneys reviews the four Illinois Supreme Court opinions handed down Thursday, June 17. In In re Application of Tax Deed, the court analyzed case-specific facts for purposes of determining whether section 22-85 of the Property Tax Code could be applied to void a tax deed. In Municipal Trust & Savings Bank v.
Quick Take on Illinois Supreme Court Opinion Issued Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Our panel of leading appellate attorneys reviews the Illinois Supreme Court opinion handed down Wednesday, April 21. In Elam v. The Municipal Officers Electoral Board for the Village of Riverdale, the Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the Municipal Officers Electoral Board for the Village of Riverdale invalidating a candidate’s eligibility to run for village trustee in the general election because of invalid signatures on his nominating petition. Elam v.
Quick Take on Illinois Supreme Court Opinion Issued Thursday, March 11, 2021
The Illinois Supreme Court issued one opinion on Thursday, March 11. In Jones v. Municipal Officers Electoral Board, the court examined the decision of the Municipal Officers Electoral Board for the City of Calumet City that disqualified the plaintiff as a candidate for mayor of Calumet City because he filed his nomination papers 13 days after a referendum passed that disqualified him. Jones v. Municipal Officers Electoral Board By Joanne R.
Quick Takes on Illinois Supreme Court Opinions Issued Friday, January 22, 2021
The Illinois Supreme Court issued three opinions on January 22. In In re J.M.A., the Supreme Court was equally divided and dismissed the appeal. In Steed v. Rezin Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, S.C., the Supreme Court unanimously reversed an unpublished order issued by an appellate court that reversed a jury verdict in favor of an institutional defendant. In Board of Education of the City of Chicago v.
Quick Takes on Illinois Supreme Court Opinions Issued Thursday, December 3, 2020
The Illinois Supreme Court handed down five opinions on Thursday, December 3. They included opinions in two criminal cases and three civil cases. People v. Reed By Kerry J. Bryson, Office of the State Appellate Defender Today, the Illinois Supreme Court answered the question of whether a guilty plea prevents a defendant from later asserting an actual innocence claim under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act. The court held that such a claim is not foreclosed by a guilty plea.
Quick Takes on Illinois Supreme Court Opinions Issued Thursday, October 22, 2020
The Illinois Supreme Court handed down three opinions on Thursday, October 22. In People v. Lusby, the court denied a defendant’s request for leave to file a successive post-conviction petition asserting that his sentencing hearing was constitutionally inadequate. In Tabirta v.
Quick Takes on Illinois Supreme Court Opinions Issued Thursday, September 24, 2020
The Illinois Supreme Court handed down nine opinions on Thursday, September 24. In People v. Stoecker, the Court affirmed the dismissal of a defendant’s petition for relief from judgment. In People v. Hollahan, the Supreme Court ruled that there was no error in a circuit court allowing a jury to watch a video of the defendant’s DUI stop in the courtroom with the defendant present. In People v.
Quick Takes on Illinois Supreme Court Opinions Issued Thursday, April 18
The Illinois Supreme Court issued three opinions on Thursday, April 18. The ISBA's panel of leading appellate and civil attorneys reviewed the opinions and provided summaries. In People v. Buffer, the court upheld an appellate court’s decision to vacate a defendant’s 50-year prison sentence imposed for a crime he committed when he was 16 years old and remanded the case for resentencing. In People v.
Quick Takes on Illinois Supreme Court Opinions Issued Thursday, March 21
The Illinois Supreme Court handed down opinions in six cases on Thursday, March 21. In People v. Webb, the court held that the unlawful use of weapons statute that provides that it is unlawful to possess or carry a stun gun in public is unconstitutional under the Second Amendment, and in People v. Drake, remanded a defendant’s appealed aggravated battery conviction to the circuit court for a retrial. In City of Chicago v.
Quick Takes on Illinois Supreme Court Opinions Issued Thursday, December 13
The Illinois Supreme Court handed down two opinions on Thursday, Dec. 13. The court weighed in on whether section 13-217 of the Code of Civil Procedure applies to voluntarily withdrawn postconviction petitions in People v. Simms, and in Palm v. Holocker, demonstrated the principle that a party seeking review of a statutory construction ruling must bring to the court a case with facts that implicate the statute being construed. People v. Simms By Kerry J.
Quick Take on Illinois Supreme Court Opinion Issued Thursday, August 2
The Illinois Supreme Court handed down one opinion on Thursday, August 2. The court reversed a summary judgment in favor of the City of Danville in a case in which a plaintiff sued the municipality after tripping and falling on an uneven seam in a sidewalk.
Quick Takes on Illinois Supreme Court Opinions Issued Thursday, May 24
The Illinois Supreme Court handed down three opinions on Thursday, May 24. The court upheld the constitutionality of the Vehicle Code’s definition of "low-speed gas bicycle" in People v. Plank, considered the application of the officer suit exception to sovereign immunity in Parmar v. Madigan, and determined whether statutory changes apply retroactively to two Freedom of Information Act requests in Perry v. Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. By Kerry J.
Partnerships in Clinical Trials Europe | 28-29 November 2017 | RAI, Amsterdam - Pharmaphorum
PCT Europe is back for 2017, bringing you the latest information from across the clinical trials spectrum and providing you with direct access to the industry’s leading innovators.
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